Means for holding receptacles and the like to conduits.



A. LUTZ, GF NEW. XTC-RK. N. Y.

MEANS To all whom il 'moy concern:

Be it known that l, GEORGE il. Lors. a.. citizen of the United States, and resident New York City, borough of Brooklyn, New "ivorl, lieve invented oertein new end use-inl lmproven'ients in Meeus lor Holdingr Heeey todos nid the Lilie to Conduits, of which the tollowing is s. specification.

Mv invention relates to improvements in the elsss or" device shown in Letters P tent granted to me October B0, 1906, No. 834,829, lor improvements in ineens for holding tecles sud the like to conduits. ln said ent .the @op or analogous i'itting is mounted over o conduit tiret has a. removable or siiding cover7 and the cap Ais held in place by ineens of lip projecting; outwerdlv therew fi-oni enge-ging the cover to retain the csp in vla-Ce upon the conduit1 the arrangement hef such that the Cover hos to he .oved to l or `release the solo. ln some positions of se, however, it is desirable to remove the .vitliout moving the cover oi theeondnit, one the object ol. my 'present invention is to orovide ineens whereby the esp ma] readily' detached from the cover sind conduit and five applied thereto without disturbing the po 'sition ol the cover oi the ooiiduit.

To this end provide e. suitable port ol' the oop with one or more slots extending in the general dirsotion el the conduit end beneath such slot or slots l apply o. strip or strips, in the :ne ture oli' s lio or projection, and th rou 'li seid slot or slots oi'screwswlii engsligeethreed- Si. sh the stripj oi' li?, wl

f ereov letter Crew nitty he sid lengthwise ot the uit into elinenient with the under side oi over ol the conduit. Bv this ineens and l moving the @over or covers oi' the o ssp mov he pissed in position p or lip loe pioieoted outwardly ie p under the @over and then sooursd oy the screw for retsining the ssp upon the Conduit1 ind the screw ond. the strip or lip msj likewise be slid hook under the oep to release the oep from the sovei.

Reference to be had to the accompanying@ drawings lorining port hereof wherein, l? ure l n perspective view of oop pro-- vided with niv improvements, shovm i nertion with e. Conduit, Fig. is e oeiitrsl seotion thm'eoi, substantially on the line 2, 2, in l? f, and Figi. 5% is it Gross section on the line 25, in

i .in the secoinpenying dren/ings the nw merel. i indicates e suiteflileoonouit of the Specification o?.

. "Eli-ELE CNLUTS.

mettere EPeteiit. Patented April 6, 1909. Application led February 23 Serial No. 359,@GS.

ss having one side open :nid provided with removable cover or covers l 1, shown littiug in Grooved portions lb in the side well of the coinluit, end e suitable cop or receptacle 'isy with o gein or recess 2 on its under side reeeiving the conduit. The @op is shown heviiig lugs or projections 2b lit its ends projecting into the conduit in line with the Corres ,onding cover l, whereby the movement of tlie cover in tlieconduit is limited by reason oi seid inoieotious, which thereby serve as stops. y

it one or both ends ol' the oep or receptacle i the seine is provided with slots 2, shown elongated orextended in the lgeneral direction the conduit, and lien: li seid slots are .-ri'gH 3 in the nature ol lips or projections, odin thro" gli the slots 2C and sorew into suitable threeded apertures in seid lips. 'l'he lugs or projections 2l are shown provided on their under surleoes .i-.ith clicts or recesses 2 in which the strips 3 are located 'to keep tluin from turn' e when the screws are turned, whereby so l lips sire maintained projecting in the `general directifim ol the conduit and toward the Cover k The csp or fitting may se inside of insulating materiel, suoli porcelain end the lips or strips 3 niej; ,lie ius l il, The lenejth of the strips or lips .3 projecting outwirdly beyond the screws Al is :it les-st equal to or slightly less than the distante that the screws 4l een slide in the slots -C.

ln usino` niv iiuprmfenients the lips 25 may ne secured in position upon the esp end projected outwardly therefrom, shown in Fig. 2, and then the csp may he placed over the conduit and the covers slid close to or in coin trug-.t with the lugs or 'proicctions 2" oi the csp so that the covers will he over the lips or prow jee-tions, whereby the oop will he held liv the oever upon the conduit.

stzihlyheld in place 1oyscrews 4 that possA -ing in the general By the procedure above mentioned the positions of thecover With respect to the cap upon the conduit may readily he determined.

lf preferred, however, when first applying the cap to the conduit the strips orlips 3 may he retracted, the ccp placed over the conduit and the covers pushed up to the cap, and then the lipsinayhe move d outwardly 'and secured to he adjusted in the 1general direction-of the length of thecau, and means tor adjustahly holding said lip 3upon the cap.

2. The coinhiini-tion of a cap provided with a slot extending` in the general direction of the length of the cap, a'lip, and a screw passing' through said slot and engaging' said lip for adjustahly holding the lip upon the cap.

3. The combination of :i cap having` a projection to enter the conduit and having a slot passing through said projection and extenddirection of the'length otl the cap, a lip in lineI with said projection, and

a screw passing through said slot and engageingr the lip. j

4. The combination of a capv having a socket on its undersurface extending in the lgeneral direction thereof, e lip mounted to slide in said socket, and means for adjustably holding the lip upoiihe cap to-enahlc the lip to he projected beyond and withdrawn under the cap for holding the cap upon a conduit. 5. The coinhination'ot a cap having a socket.l on its under surface and extending' in the general direction thereof, a lip mounted to slideiii said socket, said cap having e. slot l communicating with said socket', and a screw located insaid slot and entering7 a threaded aperture iii-the lip, whereby the lip may he projected heyond and drawn undor the cap for holding the cap upon a conduit.

(i. A device of the character descrihed comprisme` a cap irovided with a gain, a lip, and means for adjust-ably supporting the lip so that it may he projected heyond the cap und Withdrawn thereunder, and means to prevent rotation of the lip.

1 A device of the chaiactei dcsci ihcd coniprisinfg1r ii cap havingr a gain in its under snrface to receive a conduit, a lip in lino with said gain, and means for ndjustzihly snpporting said lip upon the cap so that. il may he projected beyond and withdrawn under the cap, end means to prevent rotation of the lip.

S. Adevice of the character described ron'iprising a cap inade of insulatino'in:tici-inl :ind provided with a slot extending lengthwise thereof, a lip, and a screw located in A z1id slot and engaging the lip, whereby tho lip nniy he projected heyond the cap and held in such position and may he withdrawn under lhe cap for holdingT the ciip upon a ronduit'.

GEO. A.. LUTZ.

vWitness-es ,L A. GRAVES. 

